Prediction System for Earthquakes
National Centre for Seismology (NCS) maintains a National SeismologicalNetwork (NSN) to detect and locate earthquakes in and around the country. A total of 413earthquakes have been recorded by NSN during 01st March, 2020 to 08th September, 2020.
| Magnitude level | No. of Earthquakes reported by NCS | Category | Effects |
| <3.0 | 135 | Recordedby seismograph | Usually not felt |
| 3.0-3.9 | 153 | Minor | Felt b¿ man} people; nc damage |
| 4.0-4.9 | 114 | Light | Felt in lai ge area: minor breakage ot objects |
| 5.0-5.7 | 11 | Moderate | Some damage to wcak structui cs |
At present, there is no proven scientific technique available, anywhere in the world, to predicttheoccurrenceoftheearthquakeswithreasonabledegreeofaccuracywithrespect to location, time of occurrence and magnitude. The current scientific knowledge about earthquake processes, which is a very complex phenomena, is not matured to the level of prediction.
This information was given by Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
